Re:Verse passage – Matthew 25:14–30 (day seven)
You wicked, lazy slave.
The sin was laziness. The Master was not upset because the slave came back with no interest. The Master was not upset because the slave was dishonest. The Master was upset because the slave did not even try. He was not even that afraid of his Master. If he was, he would have put it in the bank instead of burying it in a field. The slave was afraid of failure.
As we gathered around the cross on Wednesday night in a time of confession and repentance, we were given a repentance sheet (one Pastor Chris encourages us to use often). At the top of the deadly sin list stands a word we do not talk about often in Baptist life. Acedia: spiritual or mental sloth; apathy.
The sin is laziness. Especially when it comes to stewardship, we can easily become lazy in our giving, we can become lazy in our serving, and we can become lazy in our learning. We can do it all with excuses and rationalizations, but the truth is, our laziness shows we were never really afraid of the Master, we are afraid of failure. Take a risk. Give it a try. See what happens when you take your talents and put them in a position to be used and multiplied.
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